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It has been an interesting week here. Monday night we spent several hours in the ER with daughter. She had: Cellulitis, which is a bacterial skin infection that is characterized by swelling, redness, warmth, and pain. This common condition can affect people of all age groups, but tends to occur more often in men than women. While it can occur anywhere on the body, cellulitis most often affects the legs, feet, arms, and hands. Treatment for the condition usually begins with antibiotics and then is designed to prevent the disease from recurring.
Causes of Leg Cellulitis
Leg cellulitis is an infection caused by bacteria. The most common cause of this condition in adults with no medical conditions is group A streptococcus, which is a bacterium commonly found in the throat and on the skin.
 Another common cause of leg cellulitis in adults is Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), which is a bacterium that is commonly found on human skin and mucosa (lining of mouth and nose).
 Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining.
MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. MRSA can be fatal.
ANYway, she had a boil with the diagnosis of cellulitis. The Doctor had to numb her then slice open the infection to drain out..Needless to say, it was painful for her. We decided to go to the ER when she said after supper that her whole leg was going numb and hurt really bad. My RN cousin in Mississippi said to take her too. Glad we did! She is doing better, went on to school and such. Just have to watch for more redness or swelling or draining.

On the other side now, James' Mom got her cast off two weeks ago Wednesday now. She walked with a walker and a cane for awhile but is doing good. After our Labor Day cookout, My sister-in-law went home. Joy took her back to the doctor last Thursday, got her home and she passed out again but was sitting. She is still doing this. All the tests she had in the hospital came back okay, we do not know what is causing this. James told her that they decided she should not drive at all now. What if she couldn't pull over in time,etc?. Not good.She agreed to that. There are enough of us around to drive her wherever she needs to go. My work schedule is pretty well set, so Thursday mornings I can carry her anywhere. I have to be at work by 12:30 on Thursdays.On her next appointment she will discuss with her doctor some options to see what is going on. It worries us. That's why she had the cast on. She passed out and fell while shopping with my niece, fractured her foot and chipped the bone in her other foot. That's why Joy had been staying with her since July 12th.
 
 
   
 

Deep Question

I can't think of a subject title.

 

This question I am going to ask actually hits close to home for my family.  On the side of the shooter.  I am going to be up front right off the bat.

 

Little back ground before I go to my question.  Both sides of my family are HUGE hunters but my mom's family does more and does more what the gov't calls big game hunting.  Deer.  Don't ask my why they considered Deer big game but they do........again gov't idiots!   I was in highschool when an incident concerning my Uncle, who is my current landlord happened.  My cousins B, and J (Uncle's sons) and my uncle hunt their land and their land only.  They also set aside so much of it for the area hunters to hunt and then set aside the real crap land near the hiways and such for the Southern Hunters.  Well B, J, and uncle went to a deep field near another farmers fields and friends of theirs.  Friends of my family also because we all went to church to gether and there was a girl my age and a girl my sisters age.  Now your suppose to wear hunter orange while out especially if your out during hunting season!  Saves your ass from being shot!  Uncle, B and J took deer stands down in a wash out area and they all spotted what was thought of as a deer, B and J said take the shot Dad.  My uncle took the shot.  My uncle has never deer hunted since he took that shot and just now one of his brohters mentioned to him to go out with him...........the farmer that had fields next to my uncle's, his son who KNEW it was hunting season was out chasing down something and didn't wear hunters orange and all three of my fmaily memebers thought he was a deer!  Shot him in the leg!  Now my Uncle took full responsiblity, paid all the medical, paid for all the therapy.  They called 911, they called the ambulance, they called the family.  The families will be poliet to each other but that is about it because the family whose son was shot was told by their lawyer you can take it to court on a civil matter but you're ten to one going to loose because C (the guy that was shot) wasn't wearing orange, he was trespassing, and he KNEW it was hunting season.

 

What brought this all on?  REmember a few years back that Hmong person shot and killed 3 hunters for no reason at all in WI?  Well some dude shot a hmong person for no reason at all and then tried hidding the evidence. 

 

Deep Question:  Could you objectively go out hunting again or what ever it was you where doing when something like this happened, and see someone that looks similar or is even the same culture as the person who killed before, and NOT retaliate? 

 

For our friend C who was accidently shot by my Uncle,   can and has!  It's his parents who still hold the grudge and C was an adult when it happened in the first place!  C and B were highschool friends even though they didn't hang out.  C has no problem hunting with B and J.  And let me tell ya both my cousins with different hair colors, one light brown to blonde and the other with dark brown to black look just like my Uncle!  Bult like him also. 

 

Personally I don't think a lot of people can.  I ask myself that question and I don't know if I can or not look at someone objectively if they are similar in apperance, behavor, and talk to someone who shot at me or one of my family memebers.  I am hoping I never have to find out.  Come one who would want to shoot me..........no comments from the peanut gallery!:P

 
 
 

 

Pain Tolerance...
I don't know what was in this guy's Wheaties... but it's working:

Biker fails to notice missing leg
 
 
 

   
Been a long time....still in pain

BLAHH! Thats how I feel. How long does one have to have pain for in order for it to be considered chronic.....cause it feels pretty damn chronic to me. Now the pain has moved into my other leg (it used to be only in the left)....now it takes turns and sometimes I feel it in both legs simultaneously. Occasionally it feels as if my leg muscles are all taking turns spasming....THIS SUCKS!!!! Im not really sure what to do anymore and I spend most of my sleeping time tossing and turning and crying. I am going to give accupuncture another week or so to do something and if not I think Im going to go see a neurologist. I really hope its nothing serious but the pain has progressed for the worse despite physical therapy, accupuncture, and a normal MRI of the hip and lower spine. GRRR!!! I wish I was healthy. I miss health. I was trying to stay positive about all this at first but im a worrier by nature and my mind is getting the best of me...the pain is effecting all aspects of my daily life, I cannot enjoy sleep, I cannot enjoy excercise, I cannot enjoy social activities....and Im becoming depressed. I really dont know what to do.

 

Other than my pain issue. There is not much going on. The new guy is still around but Im not so sure he is that interested. He doesn't make time for me. He is dealing with some personal issues and so  I guess forming a new relationship is not at the top of his list. I guess with my issues that Im dealing with, its not at the top of mine either.....but I like him so I was willing to make the effort. Only time will tell.

 

I hope it is warm this weekend. It will be something to look forward to

 
 
   
 

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